Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-14
DAILY HERALD.
STREET PAVING.
s.ropersy owners 10 uIeet To-
night and Decide.

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nigh and Decide.
The City Council met yesterday alter
noon in special session, President Breed
in the chair, and Messrs. Goes, Frank
enfield, Collins. Johnson, Willard, Lowell,
Hitler and Jones present. The meeting
was called for the purpose of calling a
meeting of the property owners along
Spring and Main from Alameda to
Ninth, ut which meeting they will de.
eide upon the material to be used In
having said streets. Two bids were
selected by the Board of Public Works,
one for paving with granite and one for
paviue with bituminous rock. Mr..
f,osa stated that he thought that all
che property owners would be on hand
to-oieht il that time be fixed upon.
Moat Of them expected the meeting to
he called for that time and there was no
need for delay. The contractors We're
waiting and wanted to get to work as
soon as possible.
Clerk Teed read the resolutions re.
lstipg to the paving OF the streets as
published in the papers.
Mr.. Hitler moved that the meeting be
called for this Saturday evening at 1880
o'clock.
Mr.. Lowell asked how the property
owners would be notified of a meeting
in such short time and Clerk Teed sug.
.gested that hand bills or circulars be
printed during the afternoon and distrlb'
ated this morning
The motion to meet this evening was
ananimously carried.
Ga motion of MIR. Cess it was decided
to advertise the meetng in the papers
and by circulars. Justice Austins court
s-oom was selected as the place of meet.
ing.
Mr.. Lowell moved that the clerk pre-
pare lists for both kinds OF pavement, ,and
and that the property owners sign with
the number Of front feet, SO that ths
manner Of paving eau be determined by
the property represented.
Mr.. Goss stated that the street cai
companies would like to pave the track;
with one material throughout.
Mr.. Breed said that il the property
owners decided on pavement the rail
roads would have to pave with thai
material under their franchises.
Mr. Frankentield said that he thought
the companies should be allowed to pave
with asphalt since granite is so hard on
the horses feet.
Mr.. Jones said that the franchises
provide that the companies pave tive
feet on each side of the track. Ii thi:
is done then there will always b;
gap between their pavement aut
the different pavement at tn,
side. He thought. however, that they
ehould be allowed to pave on the insid'
of the tracks with asphalt. He als'
thought that the property owners at tn
north end of the streets should be al
lowed to have their own pavement, am
those at the south end of the street thei
own. He hoped all the property own
ers would select asphalt pavement.
Mr.. Lowell accepted, as an amend
ment, that the streets be divided in tw
sections. divided by the south line @
Second street.
The motion, rs amended, was carried
but was reconsidered.
On motion, it was decided that th
dividing line might be moved eithe
way, at the COTTON of the property OWL
ers, to be decided tonight at tn
meeting.
The Board Of Public Works recon
mended that the bids of Joseph Sheare
for granite, and of Dobinson h Fairchil
for asphalt pavement, be accepted. Tn
report was received, and referred to th
property owners meeting. tonight.
Clerk Teed was requested to mes
with the property owners, and th
Board of Public Works was authorize
10 cast the vote of the city.
The Board then adjourned.